21 weeks

There isn't too much to report this week since our big ultrasound last week. I have gone out and bought a lot of adorable boy clothes, though! The good thing is that there are a lot of sales going on so I haven't spent too much money.

Here is the 21 week shot of the baby bump. Keegan couldn't resist staying out of the photo!

Girl or Boy? Phoebe or Phoebo?

It's a BOY!!!!!!!!  :)   (I just had to throw that FRIENDS reference in the title...)

Our little guy is developing very nicely. All the measurements looked good and the markers they look for for Down's Syndrome looked normal! We were incredibly happy to hear that he is developing well. The ultrasound technician said that he seemed very "content." He wasn't turning somersaults or rolling over, but we saw him moving his arms and kicking his legs.

His heartbeat was still high - 155 beats per minute. He weighs 13 oz, which is a tad bigger than what the books say the average baby is at 20 weeks, which is 10.5 oz. The doctor we spoke with after the ultrasound said that with that weight they would normally change my due date from November 8 to November 5, but since I had an early ultrasound at 9 weeks (to determine the due date) they are going to stick with the November 8 date. He explained that early ultrasounds are more accurate due date predictors. But if this little guy stays bigger than the average baby, I'll need to start talking to the doctors about the possibility of me actually delivering a huge baby...Especially since Jason was over 9 lbs and 23 inches long!! I don't know if that is physically possible for me to deliver.

Here are a few still pictures from the ultrasound.

Here is a video of our little guy!



My next scheduled doctor's appointment is at 24 weeks and I'll get tested for diabetes. I've been craving sweets, so I'll have to try to cut down on those closer to the test. Check back next week for a 21 week baby bump picture!

Halfway to Baby!

I hit 20 weeks on Tuesday, so I am officially halfway through my pregnancy! We have an ultrasound at the end of the week, so look for a blog update sometime this weekend to see how the ultrasound went and if we were able to determine the sex.

My mom and dad love estate sales. They especially LOVE to buy books at estate sales (from children's books to novels). After one of my students declared that we should name the baby Winky, my mom found an old, old book that she had gotten recently at an estate sale, appropriately titled Winky. The best part of the book is that it centers around a monkey named Winky! haha :) Here is a picture of the book.

This last week was busy with the end of the school year. Since I'm job sharing this coming school year, I had to move my stuff into the classroom I'll be sharing and had to bring some stuff home. I'm restricted to lifting/carrying 20 lbs or less, but I had a ton of help from awesome coworkers and managed to get everything done in a short amount of time. Once Jason helped me carry the rest of my teaching things into our house, I got busy organizing it all. I've found I'm somewhat in a nesting stage right now. All I want to do is keep the house very clean and organized...I guess that's not such a bad thing! But that did keep me busy last week and I never got a chance to post the 19 week picture, which I did take when I made it to 19 weeks. So here's the 19 week pic:

I've been feeling the baby kicking and moving since I was 16 weeks. I've only felt one really strong kick so far, right after eating at BDubbs. Maybe this means the baby really enjoys boneless chicken wings?!? :) The movements I feel are still sporadic, which is to be expected since the baby isn't very big yet. According to baby books and the babycenter.com website, the baby is about 10 inches from head to toe right now (6.5 inches crown to rump), about the size of a banana.



Jason received a few cards for Father's Day, sicne he's a daddy to be. He got a couple Dad-to-be cards and since he already is a daddy to Keegan, Keegan decided to give him a card. Wasn't that nice of Keegan?!

We took the 20 week pictures last night, and Keegan couldn't resist staying out of the pictures. Here a few of the two (three counting the baby) of us.

We're excited to find out the sex of the baby, but of course more than anything we're hoping the ultrasound shows the baby is developing nicely and is healthy. Look for a new post this weekend!

18 weeks

Since my last post I had a prenatal check-up. You usually go at 8, 12, 16, 20 weeks, etc, but I was thrown off a week because of our trip to the Dominican Republic. I went to the doctor at 9, 13 and 17 weeks, but now I'll get back on track and go for our 20 week ultrasound.

The visits in the first trimester and up until the ultrasound are very quick and short, as long as there aren't any complications. I waited in the room for 20 minutes, and saw my nurse practioner for about five minutes. The best part of these visits is hearing the baby's heartbeat. It is nice and strong, about 160 beats per minute!

Here is a picture of the 18 week baby bump. I'm carrying kind of high...but I'm not believing any of those old wives tales about what that means. I've had friends who carried high and some were boys, some were girls. We'll find out in a few weeks if it is a boy girl, as long as the baby cooperates!